Editing Encyc:Community portal/Archive 1 (section)

==Pretty pictures==
I'm thinking of allowing images, and maybe installing that Commons download sharing extension.  Bandwidth has been pretty manageable.

This latest stuff with country leads makes me think that there's a real opportunity for a simpler wiki that isn't written in Simple English. [[User:Emperor|Emperor]] 16:44, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

:Addendum.  I want this site to remain at least somewhat family-friendly.  No pictures of boobies or choads. [[User:Emperor|Emperor]] 16:59, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
::As you are probably aware, I am for using $wgForeignFileRepos, at least in principle. And as you know, this certainly is your wiki. I've had mostly a rather excellent experience with it at both Wikademia.org and Selfindulgence.org. I presume you mean no breasts unless they are used in the context of how they may be shown in a publication like National Geographichic, but not Playboy. Or maybe you want it even a level below National Geographic. Your wiki. And it certainly all seems enforceable enough. If you do decide to activate it, [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgForeignFileRepos#Using_files_from_Wikimedia_Commons_:_ForeignAPIRepo the top code block] there should work. :) You know how to figure it all out. [[User:Wikademia|Wikademia]]

:::Is that the same as Instant Commons?  I don't want to steal any bandwidth from them, just use their pretty GFDL pictures.

:::Regarding National Geographic pictures, I guess maybe.  Slippery slope issues haven't been big problems here. [[User:Emperor|Emperor]] 21:32, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
:::: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Instant_commons -> it says - "These are draft development specifications, not documentation. This feature does not exist yet. [break] Actually it does. It's called $wgForeignFileRepos. All information on this page is old stuff and unlikely to be correct." --- So... it doesn't exist, but actually, it does... however that works. That little disclaimer links to http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgForeignFileRepos . [[User:Wikademia|Wikademia]]
:::::Jesus, what a mess!  I'm not touching this stuff until someone with a brain writes the documentation.  We'll just get our own pictures. [[User:Emperor|Emperor]] 16:38, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
::::::Sorry, I just tried it and I'm running into problems because PmWiki is also installed and the .htaccess stuff is getting too complicated.  No pictures for now. [[User:Emperor|Emperor]] 17:23, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

:::::::Ack - all that stuff can be a PAIN. Depending on who your host is, it might be worth at least sending them a support ticket or giving them a call. And if it is a "3rd software issue" and they tell you that it isn't their issue, then there is always mwusers.com and mediawiki.org/wiki/Support desk (or something like that), if your are interested. So.. maybe some other time. :) [[User:Wikademia|Wikademia]]

===Super amazing fantastico picture===
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[[Image:picture.gif|thumb|right|400px|how do you like the super amazing picture?]]